Tcs: TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan quits; K Krithivasan to replace him – Times of India
MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said on Thursday MD and CEO Rajesh Gopinathan has resigned — a sudden departure that comes after just a year into his second five-year term at the helm of the software services major. Senior executive K Krithivasan, who spearheads TCS’s biggest business division of banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), has been named CEO-designate, effective Thursday. He will take charge as MD and CEO on September 16, subject to shareholders’ approval.Krithivasan (58), known as ‘Krithi’, joined TCS in 1989 and has held various leadership roles in the IT behemoth. Gopinathan (52), who was re-appointed last year as TCS’s CEO till February 20, 2027, will leave the software services arm of the Tata Group to “pursue other interests”, the company s...